Author's note: This is a series of 7 articles written during the Delhi Rape case period. The focus is on the nature of change, our understanding of the law, the system and how real change happens. It is strongly recommended to read them in serial order starting with the first one here, lest they seem too abstract and philosophical.
A crime free country, a progressive country, without social evils, a place where there is equality of opportunity, fair distribution of wealth. Isn’t that obvious? But do we want it badly enough? Perhaps not. Or let me say, there are some conditions attached…
IF only the system would change – we could reach our goal!
You are absolutely right. But it hasn’t. You prayed, you protested, your cried your heart out. It hasn’t changed. That is PART of the problem now. Are you still interested?
But it’s not something WE can control. The politicians do. It’s all THEIR fault. And we are not even asking for much!
You are absolutely right. The politicians have failed us. And we are asking for bare minimums. And it has been denied to us. IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT. IT IS SOMEBODY ELSE’S. But the goal is still not reached. But are you still interested?
It’s not about the fault. We are just tired!! The system has failed the nation so many times recently...we at least want a system (govt) that is ready to show a willingness to change its mindset
You are damn right. Its frighteningly tiring, and awfully frustrating. Just tells us that our…OUR judgments have failed multiple times. And that’s OK!! The government SHOULD change its mindset. But it hasn’t. The problem is much bigger. But are you still interested? To consider what went wrong? To reconsider the entire approach? To verify whether we are looking at the right problem?
Its just too hard. Next to impossible. Apna kuch nahin ho sakta.
Maybe you are right. Who knows. You have the right to give up and stop thinking. And not feel guilty about it. It’s YOUR life. Or you have the right to still keep up interest – and keep thinking…Are you still interested?
Do we want to be right in not trying, or in explaining why it is not possible, or do we want a reason to keep trying? One reason being, if looking at the problem differently gives us new insights, if we feel that we have understood the problem better, we might be able to come up with better solutions.
Before we try to correct the problem, are we sure we are looking at the problem correctly? Or even looking at the correct problem? Let us start by looking at how we look at the law, the law being the fabric and reflection of the society we live in. Read on to understand the 3. Myths about the ‘Law’ : What it is and what it's not and cannot be
A system with a framework works when every entity in the system does what it is designed VJ. To a certain extent, being a part of the change yourself is fine but in the long run it is not sustainable. I cannot keep cleaning the filth in my society everytime just because the municipality has refused to send in a kachrawala. That said, a simple solution that is followed in our industry...SLA based systems..u r measured on ur efficiency by the number of times you have complied with the SLA...maybe our legal systems, our FIR closures, our govt offices need SLAs...they have been implemented already in a couple of states but this type of solution makes the ppl who govern us and run the law, accountable...problem is that to have a system like that, the solution has to pass through these people! an example being Lokayukta (totally different solution for a different problem)....
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